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Hurricane Ian Reveals Continuing Vulnerabilities for Healthcare Facilities

DRI Drive

In 2012, the stories of hospitals fighting to maintain services and keep patients safe during Superstorm Sandy rocked the resilience field. 10 years later, climate change may have made the dangers to vital facilities even more severe. 28, as Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm, at least 16 hospitals from […].

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Powering Resilience with Critical Event Management

everbridge

As our world becomes increasingly uncertain, to succeed, organisations need to build resilience so that they can anticipate and avoid threats, respond effectively when necessary, and learn from their experiences to improve their next response. PwC further argues that organisational resilience is critical — not just to succeed, but to survive.

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The Past, Present, and Future of the Telecom Cloud

Pure Storage

It was messy and inefficient, though, at the same time, it was reliable and resilient. In 2012, the concept of Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) was born. Pure provides the performance, ease of use, and resiliency needed in mission-critical telecom networks. . That’s a true testament to the telecom operators. .

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Celebrate Pure Leaders for International Women’s Day

Pure Storage

Celebrate Pure Leaders for International Women’s Day by Pure Storage Blog As we celebrate International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to honoring the achievements and resilience of women across the globe, Pure Storage is proud to spotlight the extraordinary contributions of women within our organization.

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Climate Change How It Impacts Business Are You Ready

Business Continuity Today

A Study published in 2012 warned it was prudent to expect climate surprises in the coming decades, including unexpected and potentially disruptive single events, and for them to become progressively more severe. Is your organization forward-looking and resilient? Is your organization forward-looking and resilient?

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Climate Change How It Impacts Business Are You Ready

Business Continuity Today

A Study published in 2012 warned it was prudent to expect climate surprises in the coming decades, including unexpected and potentially disruptive single events, and for them to become progressively more severe. Is your organization forward-looking and resilient? Is your organization forward-looking and resilient?

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Haiti: has there been progress in disaster reduction since the last big earthquake?

Emergency Planning

Researchers have identified four goals [vii] : secure land occupation, sufficient and resilient livelihoods, robust and resilient ecosystems, and adequate disaster risk and emergency management. ii] Farmer, Paul 2012. Stability, good governance and democratic participation are essential ingredients of disaster risk reduction.